Annie began rehearsals Nov. 2. Valerie Wright, Ron Holgate and Ronn Carroll are also in the cast, as well as Gregory Zarboza and Peter Marx. (The latter, formerly known as Peter Slutsker, starred as Cosmo in Singin' In The Rain and as the Chico Marx character in Off-Broadway's The Cocoanuts.)

Holgate is a theatre veteran who won a Tony for his performance in the original production of 1776 . More recent roles include Lend Me a Tenor and Milk and Honey . Ronn Carroll appeared as Mr. Biggley in the recent Broadway revival of How to Succeed... . He also acted in on Broadway in Crazy for You and the Tyne DalyGypsy . Wright most recently appeared in the Goodspeed Opera House's production of the musical Redhead . Before that, she performed in Steel Pier on Broadway.

Gun starts firing on Broadway Feb. 2, 1999 and opens Feb. 20, 1999 at the Marquis Theatre, following Peter Pan's run there (Nov. 20- Jan. 3, 1999), according to the League of American Theatres & Producers. Tickets are now on sale for the show via Ticketmaster, (212) 307-4100. The Irving Berlin and Herbert & Dorothy Fields musical will be directed and choreographed by Ragtime'sGraciela Daniele. Designers listed include Tony Walton (sets), William Ivey Long (costumes) and Jules Fisher (lighting).

Annie Get Your Gun tells of rough and tumble Annie Oakley, who nevertheless falls for Frank, the kind of man who wants the girl that he marries to be "as soft and as pink as a nursery" -- not quite a perfect match for a gal used to "doin' what comes natur'lly." The title role was originated on Broadway in 1946 by Ethel Merman. The classic Irving Berlin score includes "The Girl That I Marry," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "Anything You Can Do," and the Broadway anthem, "No Business Like Show Business." It was Berlin's longest-running show.